The force said the amnesty was being carried out in an effort to prevent the pistols "getting into the wrong hands". It warned that the guns were linked to at least four homicides ...

Thai police identified the gun used in Tuesday’s shootings as one of these so-called blank, or blank-firing, handguns. Blank guns generally face fewer restrictions and can be imported and ...

Four Turkish-made blank-firing guns were "easily accessible" and could be "easily converted" into lethal weapons that could be used on the streets of Merseyside. Merseyside Police Detective Chief ...

An amnesty has been announced for owners of four types of Turkish-made blank firing guns that can be easily converted to fire live ammunition. Tests by the National Crime Agency (NCA) found ...

Police have urged anyone in possession of a Turkish manufactured top-venting blank firer (TVBF) to hand them in. Anyone found with one of the guns faces a prison sentence of up to 10 years.